Edge and Pull

Edge

Edge noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: my big feet give me something of an edge in swimming

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Pull and edge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a noun "Edge".

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Pull noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname

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Edge and pull are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edge" instead a noun "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

single	single edge	single pull
powerful	powerful edge	powerful pull
definite	definite edge	definite pull
real	real edge	real pull
Other adjectives: massive, serious, huge, little, slight, major, political, extra, significant, literal.

A suicidal man is about to jump off a building, and you can either try to talk him down or just pull him back from the edge by force.

Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings
Crystal Prison: Soul Calibur likes to pull this as of IV whenever it trumps Soul Edge in certain character endings.

Source: Video Game / Soul Series
The ice breaks and as the man hangs on the edge trying to pull himself out... Ciri skates across his fingers.

Source: Hand Stomp

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